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Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers (1936)

1h 21m | PG-13

⭐ 6.8 / 10

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).

Director: Richard Boleslawski

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Action, Drama, Western

Video: 720p

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Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

as Robert 'Bob' Sangster

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as James 'Doc' Underwood

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

as Molly

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

as Professor Amos Snape

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

as Blackie Winters